Re: trouble with flash movie?

by Doris Kyburz <doris(at)kyburz.net>

 Date:  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 19:10:52 -0700
 To:  Mirella Batista <mbatista(at)yunque.net>,
Doris Kyburz <doris(at)kyburz.net>,
hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org
 References:  yunque
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Hello Mirella,

That was it. I did not see it right in front of my eyes...

Thank you so much :-)

:: doris


At 09:37 PM -0400 10/2/03, Mirella Batista wrote:
>HI!
>
>I looked at the code and in your  object tag's params you are 
>calling one swf and in the embed tag another.  Since Mac uses the 
>embed, and musync_sept_03.swf is the correct swf, you can see it. 
>However, IE for Win uses the  object tag's param value to look for 
>the swf.
>
>Solution:  change param name=movie value=musync_new.swf to the same 
>value as that of the embed tag, which is musync_sept_03.swf
>
>This is what your code looks like now:
>
>  <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" 
>codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=4,0,2,0" 
>width="840" height="400">
>           <param name=movie value="musync_new.swf">
>           <param name=quality value=high>
>           <embed src="musync_sept_03.swf" quality=high 
>pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" 
>type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="840" height="400">
>           </embed>
>         </object>
>
>Should look like this if you want to see the same swf in mac and win:
>
>  <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" 
>codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=4,0,2,0" 
>width="840" height="400">
>           <param name=movie value="musync_sept_03.swf">
>           <param name=quality value=high>
>           <embed src="musync_sept_03.swf" quality=high 
>pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" 
>type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="840" height="400">
>           </embed>
>         </object>
>
>Hope that helps :-)
>
>Mirella
>
>At 08:23 PM 10/2/2003, Doris Kyburz wrote:
>>Hello all,
>>
>>I have updated a flash site for a friend of mine and uploaded it to 
>>his new server space. Tested on Mac (OS9.2; IE5, Opera5), and all 
>>is well. Well, all is well on this end. And apparently on his too, 
>>but...
>>
>>Now he says that he got an email from somebody telling him that 
>>there is only a "white big rectangular square on it.
>>
>>Would you kind souls please have a look and tell me what might be 
>>wrong with it? Windows problem? I haven't changed the original 
>>code, so there might be something wrong or missing?
>>
>>Mmhhh??
>>
>>Here is the url: http://www.musync.com
>>
>>Any input is very  much appreciated.
>>
>>Thank you,
>>
>>:: doris
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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>>703 santa barbara rd
>>berkeley, ca 94707
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